Intestinal Perforations Associated With a High Mortality and Frequent Complications During an Epidemic of Multidrug-resistant Typhoid Fever in Blantyre, Malawi

Abstract Background Typhoid fever remains a major source of morbidity and mortality in low-income settings. Its most feared complication is intestinal perforation. However, due to the paucity of diagnostic facilities in typhoid-endemic settings, including microbiology, histopathology, and radiology,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2020-07, Vol.71 (Supplement_2), p.S96-S101
Hauptverfasser:	Olgemoeller, Franziska, Waluza, Jonathan J, Zeka, Dalitso, Gauld, Jillian S, Diggle, Peter J, Read, Jonathan M, Edwards, Thomas, Msefula, Chisomo L, Chirambo, Angeziwa, Gordon, Melita A, Thomson, Emma, Heyderman, Robert S, Borgstein, Eric, Feasey, Nicholas A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Epidemics Humans Intestinal Perforation - epidemiology Malawi Prospective Studies Salmonella typhi Supplement Typhoid Fever - complications Typhoid Fever - epidemiology
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